Multiple Title Changes At TNA Slammiversary 2016
A night of change in the Impact Zone.
Big changes last night coming out of TNA Slammiversary, as three of the five title matches resulted in the strap being transferred to fresh hands.
Whilst not a total reset of the company, it does provide something approaching freshness as the company moves forward under new minority owner Billy Corgan.
Eddie Edwards won his first X-Division Championship in the opening match of the night, defeating previous champion Trevor Lee, DJ Z and Andrew Everett to pick up the belt. We are fast approaching the time of year when the X-Division champion is faced with 'Option C', so there was truly no better time for Edwards to win the belt.
If Edwards chooses to cash in the title for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, he'll find himself up against another new champion in the shape of Lashley. The former Bobby defeated Drew Galloway in the main event of the show, causing the Scot to pass out in a submission in the Tap Out or Knock Out match. The win represents the start of Lashley's third reign as TNA's top champion.
Sienna (Allysin Kay) also tasted championship success in TNA for the first time, coming out on top against former Knockouts Champion Jade and Gail Kim thanks to the interfering Marti Belle and crowbar. Elsewhere on the card, Jeff Hardy defeated his newly insane brother Matt, Eli Drake retained the King of the Mountain title against Bram, The Decay held on to the tag straps by defeating The BroMans, ECIII bested Mike Bennett, James Storm defeated Braxton Sutter and The Tribunal came out on top against Grado & Mahabali Shera.